Personally I’m a fan of straight 40% (mm2, jd40, amj etc) over the minivan (which is almost 45%, it’s 0.25 narrower for, ER, reasons?) Or 45. With both the latter you gain two pieces of punctuation which honestly for me (given I’m a Dev and use all the punctuation) is basically irrelevant as I still end up on layer one for brackets, slashes etc.

40s are really use case specific however, it really is about finding what works for you.

True enough - to each their own no doubt. For me the extra punctuation tidbit is fantastic for daily typing, though the bracket / curlies in the middle of the board always make me reach Your Pearl looks phenomenal btw!

dz60 with Speed Kailh yellow and Retro KBFans SA and Maxkey Ninja, a random numberpad for when it’s needed, have a few artisans on there also.
Rama M10-a with custom SA Blanks and my main daily, a GH60 with lightly lubed Tribosys 3204 Tealios, finished with a Mix of Maxkey Black & Orange and Ninja with a Project Hotkeys space.